# Accident 19820217004599A: Cessna 172M, San Luis Obispo, CA, February 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1982, 17:00 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: San Luis Obispo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2497° N, 120.6196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2497&lon=-120.6196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6585H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6585H-1990-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 7 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820217004599A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING. IMPACT BROKE NOSE GEAR. DAMAGED FIREWALL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX82DA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA076), Feb 18, 1982: Cessna 172M (N6585H), San Luis Obispo, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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